• Provide support to young people who are at risk or currently involved with Child Protection.
• Increase your take home pay with up to $15,900 in salary packaging benefits.
• Full-time, permanent position, based in Reservoir

About the opportunity

As a Youth Support & Advocacy Practitioner, you will support young people aged 10 to 17 years who live, work or study in the City of Yarra. Your support will be directed towards young people who have been or are currently involved with DFFH Child Protection, or who may be at risk of Child Protection involvement.

In this role, you will work with each young person on their goals and issues using a flexible outreach model. The program goals are to address difficulties in the areas of life such as of family relationships, education and work, alcohol and drugs, managing self and connection with services and community.

Click here to view the Position Description.

What’s on offer

In addition to base salary plus superannuation, you’ll also receive 17.5% leave loading and access to the full $15,900 salary packaging benefits.

Paid Parental Leave for up to 10 weeks. 

10% gap discount for childcare services with Uniting Early Learning

About you

You are looking to join an organisation that truly supports vulnerable Victorians and Tasmanians to improve their lives.

To be successful in this role, the ideal candidate will have:

• A degree in Social Work, Psychology, Youth Studies or a related tertiary qualification relevant to child and family welfare
• Demonstrated ability as a practitioner in the child, youth and family welfare field
• Experience in working with vulnerable children and young people
• Demonstrated experience in engaging with young people and their families successfully and completing assertive outreach
• Demonstrated ability to assess and appropriately respond to risk for young people
• A commitment to empowerment models of practice
• Well-developed written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to prepare for and conduct meetings and implement agreed actions

How to apply

Click APPLY NOW to submit your interest and we’ll be in touch shortly. We’ll be reviewing applications as they come through as we’re keen to engage with someone.

Please note, interviews may commence prior to application’s closing.

If you have questions about the opportunity, please contact Olivia Bassani – Team Leader at [email protected], using the subject line: Youth Support & Advocacy Practitioner enquiry via EthicalJobs

About Uniting

At Uniting we are passionate about working together to inspire people, enliven communities and confront injustice. We have a 5,000 strong workforce of employees and volunteers who deliver a diverse range of services across Victoria and Tasmania.

Visit us: vt.uniting.org. 

Uniting is a child safe organisation and is committed in everyday practice to ensure the safety and wellbeing of all children, at all times. As a ‘child safe’ organisation, employment with Uniting is subject to a satisfactory national (and international where relevant) police check and relevant Working with Children Check in your State prior to commencement of any paid or unpaid work and/or participation in any service or undertaking.

Uniting is also committed to equal opportunity and ensuring the workplace is reflective of the community. We encourage people from different backgrounds to apply, including Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and people with a disability.